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Section as Generator The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar creative step has been the turn to the building section as the modus operandi of exploration in the contemporary tall building.

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Page 1: Section as Generator The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar.

Section as Generator

The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar creative step has been the turn to the building section as the modus operandi of exploration in the contemporary tall building.

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Section as Generator

1.) Environmental Sustainability Issues

2.) Social Sustainability Issues

3.) Cross-Programming and Spatial Interweaving

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Section as Generator

1.) Environmental Sustainability Issues

Historically the section has been used to study:

•Day lighting Control

•Passive Solar

•Natural Ventilation

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Page 5: Section as Generator The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar.
Page 6: Section as Generator The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar.
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Double Skin Facades

Page 9: Section as Generator The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar.

Portcullis House, London, Michael Hopkins

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Landmark Lofts, New York, Jean Nouvel

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Section as Generator

2.) Social Sustainability Issues

Historically Architects have been concerned with the social possibilities of architectural space.

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Larkin Building, Buffalo NY, Frank Lloyd Wright

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Guggenheim, NY,NY& Johnson Wax, Racine, WI

Frank Lloyd Wright

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HSBC, Hong Kong, China, Norman Foster

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HSBC, Hong Kong, China, Norman Foster

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Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany, Norman Foster

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Commerzbank, Frankfurt, Germany, Norman Foster

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Section as Generator

3.) Cross Programming & Spatial interweaving Issues

Increasingly architects are becoming interested in the sectional possibilities of program interaction.

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Project, Rem Koolhaus, OMA

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Museum of Art & Technology

Diller Scofidio + Refroe

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Museum of Art & Technology

Diller Scofidio + Refroe

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Museum of Art & Technology

Diller Scofidio + Refroe

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Museum of Art & Technology Diller Scofidio + Refroe

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Museum of Art & Technology

Diller Scofidio + Refroe

Page 31: Section as Generator The creative step in skyscraper design, from the Chicago forward, had been to turn to the plan as generator of form. But today a similar.

London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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London Bridge Tower, London England, Renzo Piano

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Central European Bank, Frankfurt, Germany, Coop Himmelblau, 2010

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Central European Bank, Frankfurt Germany, Coop Himmelblau, 2010

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Central European Bank, Frankfurt, Coop Himmelblau, 2010

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Central European Bank, Frankfurt Germany, Coop Himmelblau, 2010

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Central European Bank, Frankfurt Germany, Coop Himmelblau, 2010

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World Trade Center Proposal, Think Architects

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World Trade Center

Proposal, Think Architects


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